Matthew Madonna

Matthew "Matt" Madonna (2 November 1935-) was acting boss of the Lucchese crime family from 2009 to 2017, succeeding Louis Daidone and preceding Michael DeSantis.

Biography
Matthew Madonna was born in Selden, Suffolk County, New York in 1935, and he met young Harlem drug dealer Nicky Barnes while he was imprisoned at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in 1959. He supplied large quantities of heroin to Barnes, and he was ultimately arrested in 1975 and, on 21 December 1976, he was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. He was released in 1995 and inducted into the Lucchese crime family in 1998, and he quickly became a capo. He, Aniello Migliore, and Joseph DiNapoli became the three co-leaders of the family, but the panel ended when Steven Crea was released. In 2009, he became acting boss of the Lucchese family, but he was indicted for a bribery scheme in 2009 and came under scrutiny for his criminal activities; by 2017, he was in federal detention awaiting trial. In responde, imprisoned boss Victor Amuso had Michael DeSantis take over the family, preparing a hit list of Madonna's supporters if Madonna refused. However, Madonna averted a bloodbath by stepping aside.